After a bit of help, during the snow i noticed that if the front wheels spun at all there was the sound of two peices of metal spinning against each other. it definitly wasnt the noise of the wheels spinning gainst the snow/ice. i have also noticed it since if the wheels have spun in the wet. it doesnt seem to do it under normal driving conditions. does anyone have any idea what could be causing it. its 98 1.8t